re: #415 katemaclaren

I’ve never liked Pat B., but really, guilt by association is very risky, isn’t it? I can still see in my mind’s eye the photo of FDR, Stalin and Churchill together. Let’s be careful of this. One of my neighbors (acquaintance, but came to our barbecues and we went to theirs) went to prison for murder. One would have never known.

If you search LGF for our past entries about Pat Buchanan, you’ll see that this is absolutely not an isolated incident, or “guilt by association.” And nobody is jumping to any conclusions. There’s a very long history of Buchanan’s associations with extremists and European fascists, and an equally long history of his own hateful comments.

And by the way, “guilt by association” is not always wrong, is it? If someone chooses to associate with racists and fascists, what’s wrong with calling attention to it? It absolutely is meaningful and relevant to point out these associations.